For Joanne

I was so scared
to come to school
a whole new world
of trying to be cool

you said it'd be fine
you'd be right there
to hold my hand
joined burdens to bear

Friends for life
till death do us part
it was so beautiful
from the very start

We laughed and cried
leant on each other
I gave you advice
was closer than your mother

everything i had to say
i said straight to your face
I'd pray for you and with you
when life felt like a race

couldn't wait for formal
or the end of year twelve
couldn't wait for schoolies
into the world we'd delve

but then you stopped talking
to me, only me
everyone else was cool
i wasn't where you would be

formal came and went
and so did your friendship
slowly I watched it
sink like a ship

You wondered why I cried
as we sat at speech night
you didn't even see
what you did wasn't right

pushed me away
left me all alone
I didn't do a thing
yet you stripped me to the bone

i only gave you love
and a shoulder to cry
I gave you an ear
to which you'd only lie

there's only one thing
i regret about the years
is that I wasted friendships
on your sorry tears

I listened as you talked
I stayed by your side
but at your first test
you manipulated and lied

I'm sorry if this sounds harsh
but it's just what you told me
we were tired of our friendship
we aren't meant to be

that we couldn't hang out
cause we needed a break
that I'm supposed to go
alone to our getaway lake

The only problem is
it was only you
I don't get tired of friends
no matter what they do

So sorry if I'm not around
it's cause you walked away
but just remember something
I'm here everyday

I wish I could just walk away
Not even want to stay
but the way you hurt me hun
won't leave in just one day

I didn't walk away
I didn't make you cry
I didn't yell or make a fuss
I didn't want you to die

when your fake friends
drop you like you did me
I'm here for you like always
like I promised I would be

when they talk behind your back
lie and stretch the truth
remember someone loves you
just remember your friend Ruth